Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button

2007·

Rubens Barrichello beat Jenson Button 12–5 at Honda in 2007, helped by 6 retirements for Jenson Button. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Rubens BarrichelloJenson Button

7Qualifying10

17 shared races

12Race day5

17 shared races

0Points6

as awarded at the time

6Points (today’s rules)19

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/6
Best finish: P9/P5
Avg. grid: 15.1/13.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rubens Barrichello	Jenson Button	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	16/14	P11	P15	0 / 0
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	22/15	P11	P12	0 / 0
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	15/16	P13	Collision	0 / 0
4	Spanish Grand Prix	12/14	P10	P12	0 / 0
5	Monaco Grand Prix	9/10	P10	P11	0 / 0
6	Canadian Grand Prix	13/15	P12	Gearbox	0 / 0
7	United States Grand Prix	15/13	Collision	P12	0 / 0
8	French Grand Prix	13/12	P11	P8	0 / 1
9	British Grand Prix	14/18	P9	P10	0 / 0
10	European Grand Prix	14/17	P11	Spun off	0 / 0
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	18/17	P18	Throttle	0 / 0
12	Turkish Grand Prix	22/21	P17	P13	0 / 0
13	Italian Grand Prix	12/10	P10	P8	0 / 1
14	Belgian Grand Prix	17/12	P13	Hydraulics	0 / 0
15	Japanese Grand Prix	17/6	P10	P11	0 / 0
16	Chinese Grand Prix	16/10	P15	P5	0 / 4
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	11/16	Engine	Engine	0 / 0

Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button in other seasons

Other seasons in which Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2009	Brawn	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–7	5–12	77–95
2008	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–8	8–10	11–3
2006	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	9–9	5–13	30–56

Rubens Barrichello’s career Jenson Button’s career Honda 2007 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.